Theoretical Foundations

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Teaching and Learning with Technology
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Chapter 5
AdministrativeSoftware
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Types of Software

• Administrative software
• Used to perform professional tasks
• May be adapted for instructional use
• Academic Software
• Used specifically for teaching and learning

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Types of Software

• Software may be
• Commercial off the shelf software
• Custom created for a school or district
• Freeware without any cost
• Shareware available to share for a limited time

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Software Acquisition

• Costs (other than the actual cost of the
  software) include
• Costs to upgrade machines to run the software
• Costs to install and maintain the software
• Costs of time and labor to learn to use the
  software and input data into it
• Review software carefully before selecting

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Productivity Software

• Software that assists in completing tasks
• Usually includes
• Word processing
• Spreadsheets
• Data Base Management
• Presentation Software
• Can be purchased individually or in a suite

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Productivity Software

• Districts typically
• Buy site licenses to allow software to be used on
  all machines in the district
• Provide the software to teachers via a network
• Teachers often adapt productivity software for
  other educational purposes
• Often provided in an application suite

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Word Processing

• Word Processing
• Most commonly used computer software
• Includes desktop publishing capabilities
• Can manipulate layout of text and graphic objects

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Word Processing

• In addition to entering, editing, and printing,
  word processors can
• Spell and grammar check
• Enhance text
• Add graphic and word art images
• Arrange layout of text and graphic elements
• Add elements from other software
• Offer choices of layout styles

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Word Processing

• Desktop publishing capabilities include
• WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) displays
• Addition and manipulation of graphics
• Table and column features
• Auto-formatting

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Word Processing

• All word processors
• Archive (save)
• Print hard copy
• Most include templates of ready-made document
  styles
• Some include Wizards
• Automated software to build a customized document
  

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Electronic Spreadsheets

• Spreadsheets
• Organize, calculate, and chart numeric data
• They are very accurate and data is easily
  formatted for readability
• Formulas for precise calculation can be input by
  the user
• Functions (built-in formulas) are also available

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Electronic Spreadsheets

• What-if analyses - Can be used to compare
  possible outcomes
• Charts - Easily generated from data entered into
  the spreadsheet
• Spreadsheets offer templates for commonly used
  forms
• Macros used to facilitate complex worksheet
  processes

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Spreadsheets in the Classroom

• Teachers can use spreadsheets to
• Create a customized gradebook
• Maintain a school, department, or club budget
• Create chart and graph visuals
• Maintain stock portfolios, analysis of experiment
  data, and graph data

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Data Base Management Systems

• DBMS software can
• Organize, maintain, and retrieve data
• Create and use a data hierarchy
• fields, records, files, and data bases
• Conduct queries that find records that match
  targeted criteria
• Create customizable reports or queries

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DBMS in the Classroom

• Educators can use DBMS software to
• Maintain inventories
• Create and maintain student information
• Develop mailing lists
• Create student activities such as
• creating and maintaining records
• for a science class,
• developing community data for social studies, or
• making a class practice test database

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Presentation Software

• Sequences electronic slides for display
• Slides may contain text, graphics, sound,
  animation, or video
• Presentations can be printed out as audience
  handouts or transparencies

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Presentation Software

• Presentation templates make professional-looking
  presentations easy to create
• Animation can be added for interest

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Presentation Software

• Common features include
• Multimedia elements for addition to slides
• Built-in wizards and templates to help create
  professional presentations
• Libraries of multimedia materials
• Hypermedia capability
• Customization capability (e.g., as a self-playing
  show)

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Presentation Software in the Classroom

• Educators can use presentation software to
• Support direct instruction
• Create student presentations
• Create school presentations
• Make color transparencies
• Create academic activities such as book reports
  or projects

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Presentation Software in the Classroom

• Academic uses include
• Critical thinking skills gained
• By reviewing and paring down potential material
• Making it fit on a slideshowing only the main
  points.
• Experience with multimedia and computer literacy.

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Integrated Software

• Contains abbreviated form of common types of
  application software.
• Each productivity tool is present
• Some features found in stand-alone packages are
  omitted
• Integrated software offers multiple
  applications--usually at a lower price

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School/Class Management Software

• Helps educators accomplish classroom and school
  administrative tasks, such as
• Attendance and Grade books
• Seating Charts
• Portfolio Assessments
• IEP Generators

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School/Class Management Software

• School or District level tasks assisted by
  software include
• Attendance
• Grade books accessible by parents
• State reporting
• Careful evaluation important costs can be
  excessive for
• Acquisition, installation and support
• Training to prepare staff to use it

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Software in Teaching and Learning

• Administrative software can make
• tasks easier
• teachers more productive
• Need to provide input on software best for them
• Although time consuming, important for teachers
  to be familiar with software options